• Journal for History of Mathematics
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.1-16
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• 2002

The area between the arc and chord of a circle is called Hosichun whose figure looks like a bow and an arrow, and had been evaluated by the two formulas $\textit{H}_{n1}$=a(a＋y)/2 and $\textit{H}_{n2}$=3ay/4, where $\alpha$ is the length of the arrow and y the chord of the circle. By the inspection of the area of the Hosichun, some errors of the numeration table in Thurmans S. Peterson's CALCULUS were found easily, that is, the area of the Hosichun is smaller than its subarea in the same Hosichun and perhaps has been to be the worldwide and centurial invalid standard. From now on, the chain proofreadings of the errors will be necessary in our mathematical world. This paper is intended to introduce some such problems related to a circle and another Pythagorean Theorem which is the ratio of the side and diagonal of five and seven In a square.

• Journal for History of Mathematics
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• v.33 no.4
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• pp.223-236
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• 2020

We examine how the formulas of the area and the circumference of a circle related to pi in the ancient Egyptian and the Old Babylonian fields of mathematics have been controversial. In particular, the Great Pyramid of Khufu, Ahmes Papyrus Problem 48 and Moscow Mathematical Papyrus Problem 10 have raised extensive controversy over π. We propose the pi-theory of the Great Pyramid of Khufu as a dynamic symmetry based on Euclid's rectangle. In addition, we argue that the ancient Egyptian or Old Babylonian mathematics influenced Solomon's Molten Sea, Plato and Archimedes' pi.

• The Mathematical Education
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• v.59 no.2
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• pp.131-146
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• 2020

Regarding the formula for measuring the area of a circle, the Archimedes' constant is generally written in front of the square of radius length, but there were a few cases where the Archimedes' constant was written after that in Germany and France. In this study, two things are studied: First, how many students are writing the Archimedes' constant after that? Second, what do the students think about the written order of characters in the formula for measuring the area of a circle? In the online survey of 201 people aged 14 to 21 in Korea, there was a perception of more than 86% that both are possible or only after that are possible. In this study, it is suggested that there is a difference between the general written order of characters and the natural perception of students formed through school education. In addition, students aged 14 to 16 thought more that the Archimedes' constant should be written after that, and after that age, there was a greater perception that both are possible without confusion of meaning. It can be seen that the change in students' perception has emerged through school education on natural mathematical written order of characters after middle school courses. From this point of view, the most common perception can be that if there is no confusion in meaning, then both expressions are possible.